North sea

Offshore Wind Power

RWE Hails 525MW German Offshore Win

Energy giant secures one site in the North Sea for 225MW and another in the Baltic Sea for 300MW

Oil Field

Norway's Duva Oil and Gas Field Starts Up

UK private equity-backed independent Neptune Energy has started production from the Duva oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Market Analysis

Impact of North Sea Link on GB Energy Market

June 2021 saw the first electricity flows across Britain’s latest interconnector, the 1.4GW North Sea Link with Norway.

Oil Field

First Oil at Norway's Rolvsnes Field

Norway-focused independent Lundin Energy has started crude production from an extended well test at the Rolvsnes field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Hydrogen Project

Energy Giants Plan First Offshore Hydrogen Park in German North Sea

RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor have signed a declaration of intent to further their collaboration on the AquaSector project, a large-scale German offshore hydr…

Wind Turbine Blade

Ziton Hits Halfway Mark on Meerwind Blade Repair Job

Ziton has reached the halfway mark upgrading the turbine blades for Siemens Gamesa at the 288MW Meerwind offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

Oil Field

Equinor Brings Pioneering Martin Linge Oil and Gas Field Online

On June 30th, Equinor’s Martin Linge oil and gas field in the North Sea came on stream. The field is powered from shore, resulting in low CO2 emissions, and op…

Oil Exploration

Vår Energi Makes ‘Significant’ Discovery in Balder Area

Oil and gas company Vår Energi has made a ‘significant’ discovery of oil and gas in the King and Prince exploration wells in the Balder area in the Southern …

Power Cable

National Grid Completes Construction of North Sea Link Cable

Construction work on the world’s longest subsea electric cable, the North Sea Link, has now been completed by the National Grid.

Natural Gas

Equinor Extends Heimdal Gas Center’s North Sea Service Contract to 2023

New wells at Valemon will extend profitable operations at Heimdal, which is processing gas from Valemon.

Offshore Wind Power

Oil Major BP Joins Consortium Seeking Wind Power off Norway

The consortium in which each partner will have a 33.3% stake plans to bid for offshore wind power projects in the Soerlige Nordsjoe II licensing area in the sou…

Oil Exploration

Equinor Makes Minor Oil Discovery in North Sea

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made a minor oil discovery near the Visund field in the North Sea offshore Norway, which will be a tie-in to the plann…

Floating Offshore Wind

Cerulean Winds Plans Floating Wind Turbine Project in UK North Sea

Low-carbon infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds said on Tuesday it has submitted plans to develop a floating wind turbine project in the British North Sea.

Oil Field

BP in Talks to Sell 28% Stake in UK North Sea Field

The company had agreed last year to sell the Shearwater and Andrew projects to Premier Oil but the deal fell through

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equinor Gets Drilling Permit for Two Wells in Norwegian North Sea

Equinor Energy has secured approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill wells 35/11-25 S and 35/11-25 A in the North Sea.